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One of the Lake in the Hills parade entries passing out leaflets was Cal’s Angels. How could I not take what this young man held out to me? The place to sign up is calsangels.org/5K. There’s also a two mile … Continue reading →

When Vernon Kays retired from being County Clerk, Dad ran for the office against Vernon’s Chief Deputy Rosemary Azzaro. Rosemary won, even winning at least one Crystal Lake Coventry precinct in which she knocked on doors. Dad didn’t do any … Continue reading →

A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FORMER NORTHWESTERN PHYSICIAN TO PAY THE UNITED STATES $475,000 TO SETTLE CANCER RESEARCH GRANT FRAUD CLAIMS CHICAGO — A former cancer research physician at Northwestern University’s Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Center for … Continue reading →

When someone gets cancer and has insurance, one might think there won’t be financial problems. However, there are expenses not covered by health insurance. To help Huntley Police Sergeant LJ Marak’s family cope with the additional expenses, his friends and … Continue reading →

Stepping to the front to have her tresses cut on Wednesday was former Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club President Jo Anne Ollerenshaw. The cutting of her long hair was done to promote the upcoming St. Baldrick’s Pediatric Cancer Research Fund Raiser, … Continue reading →

One of the several deputies fired by McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren has brain cancer. Unfortunately, his firing, coming after he was deposed in Zane Seipler’s Federal wrongful termination suit, came when he apparently needed health coverage. His daughter tells … Continue reading →

When Vernon Kays retired from being County Clerk, Dad ran for the office against Vernon’s Chief Deputy Rosemary Azzaro. Rosemary won, even winning at least one Crystal Lake Coventry precinct in which she knocked on doors. Dad didn’t do any … Continue reading →

Sorry that this bumper sticker for McHenry’s Church of the Holy Apostles is to blurry. Sometimes I get good shots. Sometimes I don’t. Located at the intersection off Bull Valley Road east of the blacktop from McHenry to Crystal Lake, … Continue reading →

Sorry that this bumper sticker for McHenry’s Church of the Holy Apostles is to blurry. Sometimes I get good shots. Sometimes I don’t. Located at the intersection off Bull Valley Road east of the blacktop from McHenry to Crystal Lake, … Continue reading →

In this final of five installments, Democratic Party coroner candidate and cancer survivor Dave Bachmann tells about how he will emphasize cancer awareness education in his campaign. However as life goes, at times, we get caught up in the day … Continue reading →

Dave Bachmann, Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Coroner, is in the process of telling his experience with cancer and how that led him to emphasize cancer awareness in his campaign for public office. Bachmann has just ended up back … Continue reading →

In this final of five installments, Democratic Party coroner candidate and cancer survivor Dave Bachmann tells about how he will emphasize cancer awareness education in his campaign. However as life goes, at times, we get caught up in the day … Continue reading →

Dave Bachmann, Democratic Party candidate for McHenry County Coroner, is in the process of telling his experience with cancer and how that led him to emphasize cancer awareness in his campaign for public office. Bachmann has just ended up back … Continue reading →

Democratic Party McHenry County Coroner candidate Dave Bachmann is telling how his experience with cancer led him to decide to educate people about the disease in his campaign. Bachman has just been told by MD Anderson Cancer Center to come … Continue reading →

Democratic Party McHenry County Coroner candidate Dave Bachmann is telling how his experience with cancer led him to decide to educate people about the disease in his campaign. Bachman has just been told by MD Anderson Cancer Center to come … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Dave Bachmann, the Democratic Party candidate for coroner told the first part of his involvement with cancer–diagnosis. Today, the journey continues. He (the doctor) kept me in the hospital that night in order to help me adjust to the … Continue reading →

Wednesday, Dave Bachmann, the Democratic Party candidate for coroner told the first part of his involvement with cancer–diagnosis. Today, the journey continues. He (the doctor) kept me in the hospital that night in order to help me adjust to the … Continue reading →